The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the high court said prosecutors misidentified previous New Jersey convictions of 36-year-old LaQuanta Chapman of Coatesville as felonies, which led to the death sentence.

The high court ordered the Chester County court to sentence Chapman to a life term.

Chapman, who has maintained his innocence, was convicted in the October 2008 killing of Aaron Turner. Authorities said the victim was shot and his body cut up with a chain saw. His remains were never found.

The high court in December upheld Gov. Wolf's moratorium on use of the death penalty in Pennsylvania.